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Wireless Tracking System And Method For Sterilizable Object

  • US 20100252627A1
  • Filed: 06/14/2009
  • Published: 10/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for real-time location monitoring of a sterilizable object in an indoor facility, the method comprising:

  • tracking a location of a sterilizable object bearing a tag within the indoor facility utilizing a mesh network, the tag comprising a sealed housing, a sensor for detecting a sterilization event, a radiofrequency transceiver for transmitting a continuous periodic signal and data concerning a sterilization event, the mesh network comprising a plurality of network sensors and at least one access bridge positioned in the indoor facility, each of the plurality of network sensors communicating with at least one other network sensor, the mesh network communicating with a remote server;

    detecting a sterilization event for the sterilizable object within the indoor facility; and

    transmitting a signal that the sterilization event has been detected by the tag, the signal transmitted to the mesh network and to the remote server.

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